Friday, March 25, 2022

Russian Military Blamed For Viasat Hack

The hacking of local satellite constellation operator Viasat has been blamed on Russia's military intelligence agency, GRU, according to U.S. officials. According to a report from the Washington Post, the outages on Carlsbad, California-based Viasat's satellites began on February 24th, the day Russia invaded Ukraine. Apparently, the hack targeted Viasat's satellite terminals, which are used to connect ground stations to Viasat's satellites overhead; the hacking not only impacted Ukraine's military, but also many other organizations in Europe.

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